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jess17587
jess17587 Posts: 153
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i need more fat in my diet but im scared of nuts and i tend to have them as a one off like in a fort night if that and i dont like seeds and im not to keen on crisps please can i have some help!

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  • apriljackss
    apriljackss Posts: 96 Member
    Avocados, full fat yogurt, good quality oils like olive and coconut, or full fat coconut milk for that matter are all great ways to add fat to your diet.
  • jlynnm70
    jlynnm70 Posts: 460 Member
    Olives and Avocados, I know you said no nuts, but what about spreads, like peanut butter, almond butter, etc? Cook with olive oil and coconut oil - I also use them in dressing on salads. I have made my own version of spreadable butter - 1/2 butter softened and 1/2 olive oil, mix together well and keep in a tupperware in the fridge - it's sorta spreadable and I use it on toast and stuff.

    Use a fatter cut of meat rather than the leanest - you can also use dairy for fats - don't buy low fat cheese, yogurt, milk, if you need the extra fats.

    That's all I can think of. Good luck.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Loads of ways to up tour fat.

    Cook your veggies in butter (they taste great)

    Use extra virgin olive oil for everything.

    If you like steak - don't go for the lean cuts go for the fattier cuts (they taste better and they're normally cheaper).

    Coconut oil, milk, butter.

    etc

    The only fat you need to avoid is trans fat. I personally eat a diet high in sat fat (and yes sat fat is not the baddie everybody THOUGHT is was).

    Good luck.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    Olives and Avocados, I know you said no nuts, but what about spreads, like peanut butter, almond butter, etc? Cook with olive oil and coconut oil - I also use them in dressing on salads. I have made my own version of spreadable butter - 1/2 butter softened and 1/2 olive oil, mix together well and keep in a tupperware in the fridge - it's sorta spreadable and I use it on toast and stuff.

    Use a fatter cut of meat rather than the leanest - you can also use dairy for fats - don't buy low fat cheese, yogurt, milk, if you need the extra fats.

    That's all I can think of. Good luck.

    Wow - love your version of spreadable butter (will definitely be trying that).:smile:
  • zoeysasha37
    zoeysasha37 Posts: 7,088 Member
    I have an issue getting enough fat as well, but I do like nuts. Do you like avocado? If so, try it!
  • starznholes
    starznholes Posts: 170 Member
    Avocados, olive oil, and peanut butter are my "go-to" fatties.
  • Rocbola
    Rocbola Posts: 1,998 Member
    Stick with the whole plant based fats, as opposed to oils. Avocados are awesome, as has been said. Chia seeds blend really well into a smoothie. Toasting a few sesame seeds and tossing them on your salad is delicious. Baby coconuts are delicious. Olives are great, but often too salty for my tastes the way they are prepared, but people love 'em.
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    yea i do but im calorie obsessed and everything has it's own version of avacado lol
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    going to go for the spreads like peanut butter and i have never had almond butter
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    cooking vege in butter would be a waste of calories for me plus it is bad fats
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    Why are you scared of nuts?
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    i have a lot of sugar from my dired fruit and fresh fruit so i cant see the point in full fat yohurt because it will only have a little fat and a shed load of sugar
  • Nicholec2003
    Nicholec2003 Posts: 158 Member
    i have a lot of sugar from my dired fruit and fresh fruit so i cant see the point in full fat yohurt because it will only have a little fat and a shed load of sugar

    Get plain yogurt and put your fruit in it to sweeten it, and just a little bit of honey if you need a little extra.
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    omg that sounds amazing!!!!!!!!! thanks!!! :)
  • DirrtyH
    DirrtyH Posts: 664 Member
    cooking vege in butter would be a waste of calories for me plus it is bad fats

    It's not a waste of calories if you need more fat, and no, it's not bad fats.
    I roast my veggies in olive oil and it's delicous. It's not a waste of calories. I make it fit.
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    i meant butter
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,316 Member
    i meant butter

    Butter is not bad fats especially if you shell out for the grass fed type.
  • tennisdude2004
    tennisdude2004 Posts: 5,609 Member
    cooking vege in butter would be a waste of calories for me plus it is bad fats

    A bad fat - please explain.

    it's butter coated popcorn by the way

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  • jessthep1rate
    jessthep1rate Posts: 47 Member
    How about fish or eggs? Fish like salmon and tuna is loaded with good fats.
  • Natmarie73
    Natmarie73 Posts: 287 Member
    Oily fish - sardines, tuna and salmon
    Avocados, olives
    nut butters esp coconut butter and coconut oil. Olive oil as a salad dressing
    butter butter and butter - definately not a bad fat. The only bad fats are those that are made in factories such as margerine and transfats
    good quality cuts of meat - eg scotch fillet
    chicken with the skin on
    duck fat for cooking
    seeds
    eggs

    Have you tried macadamia nuts? Sooooo goooood!
  • jess17587
    jess17587 Posts: 153
    yea i like eggs :)

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